Central Michigan's Maddie Ribant earns Academic All-MAC honors

Maddie Ribant of Flushing is the CMU record holder in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, and she capped off her career as a two-time Academic All-MAC performer.Courtesy CMU Athletics

MOUNT PLEASANT, MI — Central Michigan’s Maddie Ribant was a standout on the women’s track and field team and in the classroom.

The Mid-American Conference announced that the Flushing native and senior distance runner was named to the Academic All-MAC team for the second time in her career.

Ribant is a physical education major with a 3.82 grade point average, and she finished her career as the Chippewas’ record holder in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10 minutes, 34.61 seconds.

She also advanced to the NCAA preliminaries for the second time in her career.